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| Agency overview | |
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| Jurisdiction | Louisiana |
| Headquarters | Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Employees | 6,500+[1] |
| Annual budget | $21 billion USD (2024)[2] |
| Agency executives |
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| Website | http://ldh.la.gov/ |
The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) (French: Département de La Santé de Louisiane), formerly known as the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (French: Département de La Santé et des Hôpitaux), is a state agency of Louisiana, headquartered in Baton Rouge.[3] The department's mission is to protect and promote health and to ensure access to medical, preventive and rehabilitative services for all citizens of the state of Louisiana.[4] It is Louisiana's largest state agency with a budget of $21 billion and over 6,500 personnel.[2][1] The agency oversees the health of the population under its current secretary, Ralph L. Abraham, M.D..[5]
- ^ a b Westwood, Rosemary (December 20, 2024). "Louisiana forbids public health workers from promoting COVID, flu and mpox shots". Morning Edition. NPR. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
- ^ a b "Louisiana Senate Finance Committee Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Executive Budget Recommendations Schedule 09 – Louisiana Department of Health" (PDF). Louisiana Senate. March 2024. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
- ^ "Contact Us". Louisiana Department of Health. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
- ^ "About LDH". Louisiana Department of Health. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
- ^ O'Donoghue, Julie (December 21, 2023). "Landry picks leaders for health department, child welfare services, wildlife and fisheries". Louisiana Illuminator. Retrieved January 11, 2023.